Danny Beard

For the American record label owner, see DB Records.

Danny Beard
Danny Beard in 2023
Born
Daniel Curtis

(1992-05-27) 27 May 1992 (age 32)[1][2]
Liverpool, Merseyside, England
TelevisionBritain's Got Talent (series 10)
Karaoke Club: Drag Edition
RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 4)

Danny Beard is the stage name of Daniel Curtis (born 27 May 1992),[3] a British drag performer and singer, who appeared on Britain's Got Talent and Karaoke Club: Drag Edition and won the fourth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

Biography

In 2016, Danny Beard auditioned for the tenth series of Britain's Got Talent and reached the semi-finals.[4][5] In 2021, they were a contestant on Karaoke Club: Drag Edition and finished in fourth place.[6]

In 2022, Danny Beard was announced as part of the cast of Series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, becoming the sixth bearded queen in the Drag Race franchise and the first to appear on one judged by RuPaul.[1][7][8] During their run, they won four main challenges, becoming the fourth contestant in the history of RuPaul's Drag Race UK to do so, and made it to the finale without ever being up for elimination. On 24 November 2022, Danny Beard was announced as the winner of the season, becoming the first bearded winner of any Drag Race franchise.[9]

In March 2023, Danny Beard appeared in the Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks.[10] In January 2024, Danny appeared as a guest on BBC iPlayer / BBC Sounds The Traitors: Uncloaked.[11]

On 8 March 2024, Danny Beard joined BBC Radio 1 to temporarily present their own mid-morning show on each Friday and Saturday until July, replacing Katie Thistleton who went on to co-host Going Home with Vick Hope and Jamie Laing. [12]

Filmography

Year Title Notes Ref.
2016 Britain's Got Talent (Series 10) Contestant [13]
2021 Karaoke Club: Drag Edition Contestant [14]
2022 RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 4) Winner [15]
2023 Eurovision Song Contest 2023: Allocation Draw Cameo [16]
Hollyoaks Cameo [17]
The After Shave with Danny Beard Host [18]

Discography

List of singles
Title Year Album
"Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)"
(with WERK) 		2022 Non-album singles
List of featured singles
Title Year Album
"Come Alive" (Queens of the Bone Age version)
(with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, series 4) 		2022 Non-album singles
"Lairy Poppins: The Rusical"
(with the cast RuPaul's Drag Race UK, series 4)
"UK Grand Finale Megamix"
(RuPaul featuring the cast RuPaul's Drag Race UK, series 4)

References

  1. ^ a b "RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 4 cast: Meet the queens of 2022". BBC Three. 7 September 2022. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. ^ @thedannybeard (17 May 2017). "Agh that's my BIRTHDAY 🙌🏼🙌🏼" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Panto 'gender neutral' first for Kent". Kent Online. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ^ "BGT's Danny Beard breaks down on stage after Simon Cowell calls his performance "pointless"". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. ^ "BGT drag act Danny Beard sparkles!". ITV.
  6. ^ "Celebrity Karaoke Club returns to ITV2 this year along with drag spin-off series". Press Centre. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  7. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 4 - meet the queens". Digital Spy. 7 September 2022. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Drag Race UK just made herstory with the season four cast reveal". GAY TIMES. 7 September 2022.
  9. ^ Guerra, Joey (30 November 2022). "'Drag Race UK' winner Danny Beard: 'Beardoncé has been born'". Preview. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  10. ^ Warner, Sam (2 March 2023). "Hollyoaks confirms cameo from RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner Danny Beard in Juliet Nightingale story". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Series 1 Traitor Amanda casts her expert eye over tonight's episode, and is joined by Drag Race star Danny Beard!". 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  12. ^ "BBC Radio 1: Katie Thistleton to join Vick Hope and Jamie Laing on Radio 1's Drivetime Show". 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Britain's Got Talent: Danny Beard's fantastic Rocky Horror Picture Show performance blows everyone away". Digital Spy. 21 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Meet the cast of Celebrity Karaoke Club series 2 - full line-up revealed". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  15. ^ McAuley, Paul (23 September 2022). "City's drag community rally to support Drag Race's Danny Beard". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  16. ^ "The Eurovision 2023 Semi-Final allocations have been decided in Liverpool today!". escYOUnited. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  17. ^ Anderton, Joe (14 March 2023). "Hollyoaks confirms RuPaul's Drag Race winner Danny Beard will feature in opening titles". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  18. ^ "'Drag Race UK' Season 4 Winner Danny Beard To Host A New Aftershow". www.pride.com. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
Preceded by Winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK
UK season 4 		Succeeded by